First Persian Gulf War

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gulf_War
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:casualties Coalition military: ~292 killed
Iraqi military: ~25,000-50,000 killed
Kuwaiti civilians: ~1,000 killed
gptkbp:cause Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
Coalition forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colin_Powell
gptkb:Norman_Schwarzkopf
Saddam Hussein
gptkbp:economicImportance Oil price fluctuations
gptkbp:endDate 1991-02-28
gptkbp:environmentalImpact gptkb:Kuwaiti_oil_fires
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Iraq_War_(2003)
Iraq disarmament crisis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Persian Gulf War
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:CNN
gptkbp:militaryCampaign Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Iraq–Kuwait_conflict
History of the Middle East
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkbp:result Coalition victory
gptkbp:significance Extensive use of precision-guided munitions
First major conflict after the Cold War
Live television coverage of combat
gptkbp:significantEvent Highway of Death
Liberation of Kuwait
Scud missile attacks
gptkbp:startDate 1990-08-02
gptkbp:UNResolution UN Security Council Resolution 678
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Patriot_missile
F-117 Nighthawk
M1 Abrams tank
Scud missile
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5